{"title":"RM7 zone in Langford: Medium-Density Apartment","code":"RM7","slug":"rm7","name":"Medium-Density Apartment","group":"Residential","section":"6.36","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Permit two-family, townhouse and apartment residential uses at a medium density in areas serviced by community sanitary sewer.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Permit two-family, townhouse and apartment residential uses at a medium density in areas serviced by community sanitary sewer.","quotes":["The intent of the RM7 Zone is to permit two-family, townhouse and apartment residential uses at a medium density","in areas serviced by community sanitary."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Community garden","Dwelling, two-family","Townhouse"],"quotes":["Apartment;","Community garden;","Dwelling, two-family, subject to Section 3.07;","Townhouse; and"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Home occupation"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and structures, subject to Section 3.05;","Home occupation, subject to Section 3.09;"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4,000 m²","quotes":["No lot having a lot area less than 4,000 m2 (1 ac) may be created by subdivision."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20 m (minimum lot depth 34 m)","quotes":["No lot having a lot width less than 20 m (65.6 ft) may be created by subdivision.","No lot having a lot depth less than 34 m (111.5 ft) may be created by subdivision."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%; 75% for buildings of three storeys or more in the area shaded on Schedule AE","quotes":["Lot coverage of all buildings and structures may not exceed 50%;","shaded area shown on Schedule “AE” may not exceed 75%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.6","quotes":["The maximum floor area ratio in the RM7 Zone is 1.6."]},"max_height":{"value":"Apartment building: six storeys; townhouse or two-family dwelling: 9 m","quotes":["No apartment building may exceed a height of six storeys.","No townhouse or two-family dwelling may exceed a height of 9 m (29.5 ft)."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Within 7.5 m (24.6 ft) of any front lot line; or"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 m; 7.5 m if the rear lot line abuts (or is separated only by a highway from) a lot in a Residential Zone","quotes":["Within 3 m (9.8 ft) of any rear lot line; or","Within 7.5 m (24.6 ft) of any rear lot line, if that lot line abuts, or is separated only by a highway,","from a lot in a Residential Zone."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Within 3 m (9.8 ft) of any interior side lot line; or"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Within 7.5 m (24.6 ft) of any exterior side lot line; or"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026)","url":"https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; copies of the original bylaw and amendments are at Langford City Hall. Parking (Part 4) and the Schedules are also published as separate PDFs on the bylaws page; the main PDF includes Part 4 and Schedule text. The zoning map (Schedule B) is not in the PDF."},"source_url":"https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf#page=162","place":{"path":"ca/bc/langford","name":"Langford","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rm7/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rm7.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rm7.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/index.json"}}